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Carrie Leilani
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Married, pet-owning mom of 4. Writer, reader, & baker. I run a household, study, & contemplate the future of humanity. JewBu. Social Democrat. #WOKE #ANTIFAscist #RESISTer We MUST do better for our children & the world.🎈💙🌎🌊✡️☯️🪷🐈‍⬛🐕📚🌁🌅🌄🦋🌈 BLM 🇺🇦 🗽🐞🐝🖼️🌻86 47
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Budget fights and the federal shutdown have stressed Oregon’s SNAP program
Oregon is one of the highest users of SNAP in the country. Now that funding has been restored, we get a program check-in with Mark Edwards at OSU.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Future extreme precipitation amplified by intensified mesoscale moisture convergence - Nature Geoscience
Extreme daily precipitation events over land could increase by about 41% by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario with an increase in mesoscale moisture convergence, according to an ensemble of climate...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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What It Feels Like to Be "Loved" by a Narcissist
Two tactics narcissists use to trick their victims into falling in love.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Morning from Maine, where life's roads take us in different directions, and I plan on taking the one less traveled. Looks like blue sky's ahead. Have a peaceful day. 💪💙
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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How the rich world is fortifying itself against climate migration
Climate change is already linked to mass deportation – and the worst is still to come.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Calling Israel an ‘apartheid state’ doesn’t help anyone
Calling Israel an apartheid state ignores the aspirations of the Palestinian people.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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www.fastcompany.com/91442433/stu...

Trust.
A study of 1 million people reveals a key ingredient for happiness that most leaders ignore
The researchers focused on two types of trust, interpersonal trust and institutional trust—the two types that can occur in workplaces.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Apes Were Kissing Millions of Years Before Humans, Study Suggests
Smooching might be a familiar behavior, but it's more mysterious than you would probably imagine.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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She Has Taken 30 Years to Write a 7-Part Novel About 1 Day. It’s a Sensation.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’
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November 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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U.S. citizens caught in Trump's immigration dragnet
As President Trump expands his aggressive immigration crackdown to major cities across the country, U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents have been detained or arrested, sometimes held for days.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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James Watson Had a Brilliant Mind and a Broken Moral Compass
By the time James Watson died earlier this month at the age of 97, he was one of the world’s most famous — and infamous — scientists.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Report finds some AI-enabled toys shared inappropriate content or collected data
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Teresa Murray, the co-author of a new report on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence-enabled children's toys.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
Immigrants with obesity, diabetes and other health problems may be denied visas
New guidance from the Trump administration directs visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek to enter the U.S.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
Flu season could be nasty this winter
With a new flu virus variant circulating, scientists fear more sickness this winter. The vaccine may be slightly less effective but doctors still urge getting one ASAP.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Friendsgiving 101: A history of the made-up holiday and how to celebrate it
The word's definition may be obvious, but Friendsgiving can mean different things to different people. Here are expert tips for how to celebrate it.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Dementia housing without locked wards? It's a small but growing movement
Some senior living communities are caring for people with dementia alongside other residents, not segregated behind locked doors.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
DOJ records show hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago had no criminal records
The information contradicts the Trump administration's narrative that it is targeting the "worst of the worst" when conducting immigration enforcement. and seems to violate a 2022 federal consent decr...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Increasing risk of mass human heat mortality if historical weather patterns recur - Nature Climate Change
The authors couple calculations of historical heatwave intensity at present and future global temperatures with exposure–response functions to quantify mortality from extreme heat events in Europe. Th...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
What does 15 look like? Teens and former child actors weigh in online after Megyn Kelly comments
After commentator Megyn Kelly seemed to downplay the youth of Jeffrey Epstein's victims, former child actresses and current teenagers took to social media to express outrage.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Chemical evidence of ancient life detected in 3.3-billion-year-old rocks
New study shows life’s signature still exists in rocks long after the original biomolecules are gone.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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November 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/p...
The Future of Energy Has Arrived — Just Not in the U.S.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM